1137020911

9781137020918

Product Details

Synopsis

This book sheds light on the growing phenomenon of cyberactivism in the Arab world, with a special focus on the Egyptian political blogosphere and its role in paving the way to democratization and socio-political change in Egypt, which culminated in Egypt’s historical popular revolution on Jan. 25, 2011. In doing so, it examines the relevance and applicability of the concepts of citizen journalism and civic engagement to the discourses and deliberations in five of the most popular political blogs in Egypt, through exploring the potential connection between virtual activism, as represented in the postings on these blogs, and real activism in Egyptian political life, as represented in the calls for social, economic and political reform on the streets.

Product Identifiers

ISBN-10

1137020911

ISBN-13

9781137020918

Key Details

Author

Mohammed el-Nawawy, Sahar Mohamed Khamis

Number Of Pages

241 pages

Series

The Palgrave Macmillan Series in International Political Communication

Format

Hardcover

Publication Date

2013-05-22

Language

English

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Year

2013

Additional Details

Number of Volumes

1 vol.

Copyright Date

2013

Illustrated

Yes

Dimensions

Weight

15.7 Oz

Height

0.8 In.

Width

6.5 In.

Length

8.5 In.

Target Audience

Group

Scholarly & Professional

Classification Method

LCCN

2012-048015

LC Classification Number

GN635.N42P87-P96JQ17

Dewey Decimal

302.2310962

Dewey Edition

23

Reviews

“[The authors] bring to bear both a deep theoretical understanding and compelling qualitative research to reveal how Egyptian bloggers helped sow the seeds for Egypt’s January 25 Revolution. They provide a fascinating analysis of how online media venues shifted from being an authoritarian regime’s ‘safety valve’ to becoming sites of resistance, empowerment and mobilization for the Egyptian people. Attending carefully to the subtle interplay of online activism and ‘offline’ social and political conditions, the authors shed genuine light on the meaning of, and prospects for, both cyberactivism and civic engagement more generally. Their book is all the more exciting because the five influential bloggers on whom they focus four men and one woman while united in heroic criticism of the Egyptian government, nonetheless differ considerably in background, style, and ideology. This book thus exposes a variety and vibrancy in the Egyptian public sphere with which many Western readers will simply be unfamiliar.” – Peter M. Shane, co-author of Connecting Democracy: Online Consultation and the Flow of Political Communication “[This book] advances our understanding of how modern political communication really works, especially in media systems where the first openings for debating public policy options are happening over digital media.” – Philip N. Howard, Professor, University of Washington “This important book shatters the simplistic characterizations of social media in the Arab Spring, providing a nuanced look at the vital role at the Egyptian bloggers hybrid cyber-activists/journalists who paved the way for the revolt.” – Lawrence Pintak, author, The New Arab Journalist

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